Archive for the ‘Albertsons’ Category

There are some great coupons coming out on Sunday (3/29). Below are the free items you can get at Kroger, Tom Thumb and Albertsons using these coupons! Also, be sure to check out the Kraft and Pillsbury catalina deal update and two coupon booklets I found at Kroger.

I want to thank Laura again for reminding me about the Pillsbury catalina promotion. I found some coupons and got lots of free Pillsbury today. Since it’s a moneymaker, I used some $1.00/2 Kraft cheese coupons that I found at Tom Thumb or Kroger a month or so ago, and took advantage of the Kraft catalina promotion too. Here’s what I did:

Certain Pillsbury items are 4/$5 with an instant $1 deducted at the register when you buy 4.

Kraft 2% Shredded Cheese (4) – 3/$5 ($1.17 each after coupons)
– Two $1.00/2 coupons from a booklet I got at Tom Thumb or Kroger a month or so ago

TOTAL AT REGISTER AFTER COUPONS: $5.37
RECEIVED: $2.00 for Pillsbury and $3.00 for Kraft

I then did this same transaction again and used the $2.00 and $3.00 coupons to see if I could roll them. My total came to -$0.04 ($0.41 tax was deducted from my total?) so the cashier paid me $0.04, and I got another two coupons – $2.00 and $3.00!

If you have any of the Kraft and/or Pillsbury coupons, be sure to use them on Sunday because it’s the last day for both promotions.

I also got a catalina for a free Dannon Dan-o-nino 6-pack. I don’t see too many free catalina coupons like this so it was a good trip!

FREE ITEM AT KROGER UNTIL 3/31

Quaker Quakes Rice Cakes – 10/$10
Use: $1.00 off – 3/29 RP

Here are the two coupon booklets I found at Kroger. I also found some $3.00 off coupons when you two packages of Energizer batteries, which could come in handy if there are any battery deals between now and the end of June.

Spring Awakening coupon booklet
The coupons don’t expire until 10/31/2010 and can be used at any store that accepts coupons. I found these booklets in the frozen food aisle.

Go Organic for Earth Day coupon booklet
The coupons don’t expire until 8/31/2009 and can be used at any store that accepts coupons. I found the booklets in the organic section at one Kroger and near the register at the second Kroger.

If you’re taking advantage of the Mix & Match promotion at Tom Thumb, here are some items you can add to your transaction to reach ten items. Since Tom Thumb will only double/triple one like coupon, be sure to buy only one per transaction. I have confirmed that some of these are in the Dallas-area paper, but not all of them yet. I will update this post once I get my paper.

For this trip to Albertsons, I paid $2.58 and saved $22.45 (almost 90%). I used a $1.00 On Your Next Order (OYNO) coupon from a past purchase at Albertsons.

The brownie mix will be donated because it has possible nut contamination (my daughter is allergic). We really needed vegetables and to get to 10 items, I wanted to get some free fillers. Unfortunately I didn’t take the Spam coupons, which would have brought my final cost down a bit with the overage the coupons would have produced.

See the coupon match-up here. The only item above that I didn’t list in this week’s match-ups is the Birds Eye frozen peas. We needed peas and neither the Pictsweet, nor the Green Giant had any peas. So I paid (*gasp*) full retail price at $1.89. And you know Albertsons’ full retail price is probably going to be higher than if I had waited and gone to Kroger…

Spam single pack 3 oz. – FREE + $0.25 overage after coupon (if your store triples)
Price: $0.50
Coupon: $0.25 – 3/22 SS (most Albertsons will double/triple up to 4 coupons for the same item)Even if you don’t eat Spam, you could get this for the overage and donate the Spam to charity.

Pictsweet Deluxe Frozen Vegetables (11-16 oz) – $1.00 after Mix & Match deduction
Price: 2/$3After getting free frozen vegetables for the last several months, it hurts to have to pay $1.00, but this is still a good price for frozen vegetables.

If you didn’t make it to Sprouts before the 17th or they were out of berries when you got there, you’re in luck…

Berries and pears are cheaper this week!

The Fuji apples are a bit more expensive than last week, but still a good price.

Just for fun, I’ve compared Sprouts to other local stores that have ads online or in the paper. This gives you a general idea where to shop for produce this week, but please keep in mind there are other produce specials at all the stores that I have not listed here.

I could not find an ad for Walmart, but when I was there earlier in the week, their prices were higher than sprouts for pears and strawberries. I didn’t check the other items. You can try a price match if you take the ad from another store in with you. I haven’t had many good experiences at Walmart, so I’d rather go to two or three stores than try to do a price match at Walmart.

These sale prices are for the Dallas area and in many cases the brand is not mentioned, so it may not be an apples to apples comparison (no pun intended – really). And = best price

I used to waste a lot of money on fresh produce. I had no idea the prices could vary so greatly (I just didn’t pay attention), and some of the produce would inevitably go bad before we ate it. Money was being thrown down the drain! At Janet’s suggestion, I am going to try Fiesta this week and see how their produce prices look. I’ll report back if I can make it over there.

There are several deals at the grocery stores this week, but it takes me a long time to compile everything so it will be a few days before I post what I’ve found.

Looks like I’m going to have an awesome tool to help me speed up the matching process so I can post everything sooner and again at the end of the week when the new newspaper inserts come out. I’m very excited about it!!

If you need to get some grocery shopping done before I post the match-ups, you can grab many of the coupon match-ups at Couponmom.com or Hotcouponworld.com. I’ve spotted at least one deal that I haven’t seen listed anywhere else yet, but I need to work up some scenarios to share before I post it!

Dry Idea Deodorant – $1.01 overage with coupon!
Price: $2.99
Coupon: $2.00 Internet Printable (print 2)
Limit: 3It has been reported that the unscented variety hasn’t been printing the ECBs, so keep an eye on your receipt if you prefer unscented, and ask the cashier to manually print the ECBs. I think Dallas-area stores all have this capability now.

True North Nuts – $1.00/bag
Price: $3.00/bag
Coupon: $1.00 – 2/8 SS
Promo: Buy $15 worth of True North nuts, get $5 ECBs
Note: Coupon states one per customer, so you’d have to buy one bag during each transaction. After the fifth purchase, you will get the $5 ECBs.

If you haven’t gotten the March CVS brand Vitamin D 100 ct bottle yet for $2.99 (free after earning $2.99 ECBs), you might add it to your list this week. It’s limit 1.

For the Walgreens deals this week, please check IHeartWags.com. I’m not feeling well, so I’m going to bed and not doing anymore match-ups tonight, but there are a few deals at Walgreens you may want to take advantage of!

I won’t have time to go through all the grocery deals this week until Friday or Saturday (I will probably wait until Saturday so I can include the Sunday coupon deals), but I wanted to alert North Texas readers that Kroger looks pretty good this week with their Mega Event ($5 off when you buy 10 qualifying products).

There are some freebies part of the Mega Event like Whisker Lickins’ cat treats (2/8 RP) and Quaker Quakes (1/18 RP) that will generate a very small overage for you to use toward other purchases. You can also get Betty Crocker Potatoes for $0.39 a box as part of the Mega Event with a printable coupon.

If you’re already registered at BettyCrocker.com, log in to print the coupon (hit back button to print twice). While there, also print the Chex Mix coupon if you want to get Chex Mix at Kroger and don’t have the $0.50 coupon from 1/25 SS.

If you’re not registered, you can get a free sample of the Warm Delights Minis when you register at BettyCrocker.com by going through this link:

***Keep in mind that not all coupons listed on Hot Coupon World are available in all areas. For example, Dallas papers got a $0.25 coupon in 1/18 RP for Shedd’s Spread Country Crock, so it’s not going to be free at the DFW-area Kroger like it will be in other areas of the country. I usually check Couponmom.com first since the list is specific to Dallas, and then look at Hot Coupon World for printable coupon options.

I had to visit three Albertsons until I found at least three StarKist tuna pouches to purchase. Once I found a store with the pouches, I picked up six. When I checked out, I double checked my receipt and had been charged $1.49 for four pouches and two were B1G1 free. I asked customer service who looked at the pouches and finally pointed out that they were 3.0 oz pouches. If you put them side-by-side, you’d never be able to tell the difference! The packages are the exact same size. So she refunded my money and I ran back to find six more 2.6 oz.

The following are the best deals I see at DFW-area Albertsons through Tuesday, February 24:

Starkist Chunk Light Tuna Pouch 2.6oz – B1G1 Free ($1.79 each – buy 6) – $0.43 – each after coupon and factoring in $1 catalina
Coupon: B2G1 Free – 1/4 RP and 2/22 RP
You will get a $1 catalina coupon to use on your next shopping trip to Albertsons (can be used to purchase anything. Normally you cannot use a catalina for a specific product to buy more of that product. This applies at Walgreens, but I’m not sure if it applies at grocery stores. If someone knows, please add a comment!Note: Vocalpoint coupons won’t work for this promo because these are not the StarKist Creations pouches (unless the coupons state they work on any tuna pouch. I didn’t get the second set or lost them, so I cannot verify).

Juicy Juice – B1G1 Free ($3.79 each) – $2.79 ($1.40 each) after coupon – must buy 2
Coupon: $1 off 2 – Internet Printable (I printed mine a while ago, but can’t remember where. I found this link, but I am not sure if it will work for you.)

If you won the Kraft Superbowl instant win game and have the free Planters snack product with a value up to $5.00, you might want to use it at Albertsons this week. Planters nuts are B1G1 Free. I purchased two cans of cashews for $0.50 total because the cans are $5.50 each.

Find more items on sale at Albertsons (DFW) and coupon match-ups at Hot Coupon World.